simnel

sim·nel

 (sĭm′nəl)

n. Chiefly British

1. A crisp bread made of fine wheat flour.

2. A rich fruitcake sometimes covered with almond paste and traditionally eaten at mid-Lent, Easter, and Christmas.

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[Middle English, from Old French siminel, from Medieval Latin siminellus, ultimately from Latin simila, fine flour; see semolina.]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	simnel - a crisp bread of fine white flour   bread, breadstuff, staff of life - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
	2.	simnel - a fruitcake (sometimes covered with almond paste) eaten at mid-Lent or Easter or Christmas fruitcake - a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

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